Thursday, January 30, 2014

The Below is quoted directly from an email circulated by the UH-M Center for Pacific Islands Studies:

The Renee Heyum award is a partial tuition scholarship for Pacific Islanders awarded every spring for the following academic year through the STAR scholarship database application system: https://www.star.hawaii.edu:10012/Scholarship_live/login.jsp While most of the scholarships on STAR have a deadline of Feb. 14th, the Heyum award’s deadline is midnight, March 7th.

If you login to the database above and search for HEYUM you’ll find the description of the award. If you click “apply” in the top right hand corner you will see what I have attached here as a PDF. The application requires a couple of PDF documents to be uploaded to the application site, including a 3 page statement (details on the attachment), and scanned unofficial transcripts (STAR transcripts are ok). You will also need the names and email addresses of three people who can write reference letters for you. The references will be sent a link to complete (or upload) their reference letter online by March 7th, midnight.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

The below is quoted directly from an email circulated by Teri Skillman, the UH-M Library Events Planner:

UH Mānoa's Hamilton Library will host “He Lei, He Aloha: This is a Lei of Love, The Legacies of Queen Lili'uokalani,” a free program celebrating the enduring legacies of Queen Lili'uokalani. Learn about the legacies of Queen Lili'uokalani onSunday, January 26, at3:30 p.m.in the Hamilton Library Alcove.The program is presented by the Hawai'i State Public Library System (HSPLS) and is currently touring at 28 public libraries statewide throughFebruary 13, 2014.

Queen Lydia Lili'uokalani, the last reigning monarch of Hawaiʻi, was renowned for her music, love for her homeland, and complete dedication to the needs of her people. The Queen expressed her aloha for her people through her actions and the examples she set.

This program features selected readings from Hawai'i’s Story by Hawaiʻi’s Queen written by Queen Lili'uokalani, a sing-along of the Queen’s music from The Queen’s Songbook published by Hui Hanai, a 10-minute film vignette Ku'u Aina Aloha that expresses the love of these islands as inspired by the Queen, and a brief talk story moderated by members of the 'Iolani Guild of the Episcopal Church in Hawaiʻi.

Meleanna Aluli Meyer, artist, art-educator, filmmaker, and descendant of Emma Nawahi, a close confidante of Queen Lili'uokalani, serves as narrator of this participatory program. The Queen Lili'uokalani Trust, Hui Hanai, Native Books/Na Mea Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines, Alexander & Baldwin, the Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center, Pu‘uhonua Society and the 'Iolani Guild of the Episcopal Church of Hawaiʻi are sponsoring this 45-minute program that is suitable for ages 12 and older. The 2013-2014 program schedules are subject to change and can be viewed atwww.librarieshawaii.org.

Concurrently, Hamilton Library is hosting two exhibits that can be viewed at the same time. In the Hamilton Alcove attendees can view the photographs of Brother Bertram, a Marianist priest and a monarchy supporter who resided in Hawai'i prior to and through the overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy. The exhibit, Na Pa'i Ki'i, was developed by Al Lum and is on loan from Chaminade University through the Spring 2014 semester.

The second exhibit in the Hamilton Elevator Gallery features historical photographs and important memorabilia of the Royal Hawaiian Band from Henry Berger through the current Bandmaster Clarke K. Bright. This exhibition celebrates the Royal Hawaiian Band as a living legacy from the Monarchy Period of Hawaiʻi (1810-1893). Established by King Kamehameha III in 1836 as The King’s Band, it reached its zenith during the Kalākaua Dynasty under its most celebrated bandmaster Henry Berger. It is the only band in the Pacific region founded on the initiative of a reigning sovereign rather than a colonial power. It is the oldest extant public brass band in the United States. The exhibit is on loan from the Royal Hawaiian Band through the Spring 2014 semester.

Monday, January 13, 2014

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is hosting "Copyright Week" for six days through January 18. Each day of the week is devoted to a different issue of copyright as it pertains to the online environment, with topics including "Transparency," "Building and Defending a Robust Public Domain," "Open Access," "You Bought it, You Own It," "Fair Use Rights" and "Getting Copyright Right." For more, go to https://www.eff.org/copyrightweek. In support of Copyright Week, the Association of Research Libraries is also weighing in on each of the daily topics on its "Policy Notes" blog: http://policynotes.arl.org/

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The Hawaiian & Pacific Collections are located on the fifth floor of Hamilton Library, on the campus of University of Hawaii-Manoa. For general questions about either collection, contact: hawnpac@hawaii.edu This blog began publishing on Oct. 30, 2009, and is edited by Pacific specialist librarian Stu Dawrs. Contact: dawrs@hawaii.edu